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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1479 
13 December 2006 
 (06-5966) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Barley, grain; barley, hay; barley, straw; oat, grain; oat, forage; oat, hay; oat, 
straw; wheat, grain; wheat, forage; wheat, hay;  wheat, straw; grain, aspirated fractions; 
pummelo; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B; tu rnip greens; peanut; peanut, hay; and 
peanut, refined oil.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Final rule. 
Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances. 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolera nces for combined residues of 
diflubenzuron and its metabolites 4-chlorophe nylurea and 4-chloroan iline.  Therefore, 
tolerances are established for combined residues of diflubenzuron, (N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difl uorobenzamide and its metabolites 4-
chlorophenylurea and 4-chloroaniline in or on the raw agricultural commodities barley, 
grain at 0.06 ppm; barley, hay at 3.0 ppm; barley , straw at 1.8 ppm; oat, grain at 0.06 ppm; 
oat forage at 7.0 ppm; oat hay at 6.0 ppm; oat straw at 3.5 ppm; wheat, grain at 0.06 ppm; 
wheat, forage at 7.0 ppm, wheat, hay at 6.0 ppm, wheat, straw at 3.5 ppm; grain, aspirated 
fractions at11 ppm; pummelo at 0.50 ppm; bra ssica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B at 9.0 ppm; 
turnip greens at 9.0 ppm; peanut at 0.10 ppm; peanut, hay at 55 ppm; peanut, refined oil at 0.20 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1479 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  [Federal Register: 
29 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 229) ][Rules and Regulations][Page 69028-69033] 
Available in English.  http://www.epa. gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-
29/p20147.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation is effective 29 November 2006.  EPA 
notified the WTO SPS Secretariat of this action after publication in the Federal Register of 
12 April 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 29 January 2007. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Author ity, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov